A fireworks show, “pyrotechnic ground display” and torchlight descent will take place Friday evening on Aspen Mountain on behalf of a private party.
A permit on file for the event lists Rocky Mountain Connections, a local event production company, as a contact. A representative there declined to comment on who was sponsoring the fireworks or why.
Aspen Skiing Co. spokesman Jeff Hanle also declined to provide details on who was sponsoring the event, but he said the fireworks are tied to a group that brought many people from out of town to be here.
“They’ve asked not to be identified,” he said. “ … Go out and enjoy a bonus fireworks show.”
The festivities kick off at 7 p.m. with a torchlight descent, where skiers from the Aspen Valley Ski and Snowboard Club carrying open flames will ride in unison down the Little Nell run. At 7:10 p.m., a five-minute “pyrotechnic ground display” — the nature of which will be a surprise — will take place on Little Nell. At 7:15 p.m., a 10-minute fireworks show will commence.